CFA 03 Print Magazine | 2020 [PDF]

News Briefs from the College of Fine Arts DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 02 Memory Bombs: Dan Martin, Dean IN THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS 04 David Lewis: In Memoriam 05 School of Design Leadership Transition The College of Fine Arts values the diversity of its students, faculty and staff members on all dimensions, and we are committed to taking concrete action to increase 20 ”This Skin of Ours“ opportunities for greater diversity, and to assure that all members of our community 21 Lowry Burgess: In Memoriam 24 are treated equitably and feel a sense of inclusion. To this end, the College of Fine Arts Music students enjoy a new home has been engaged in a collegewide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion planning process, 34-35 Welcome & Farewells with many of its schools already implementing strategies and taking actions that will 36 Snippets & Snapshots + COVID 19 impact the lived experiences of all students, faculty and staff, including our Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+ and female community members. When classes at Carnegie Mellon CFA in the community University were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 junior School of Drama students Rachel Kolb and Adira Rosen felt a sense of loss right away. But they came up with a novel idea to keep collaboration going among fellow students: In House Art Festival. https://rmkolb.wixsite. com/inhouseartfest COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Publisher: Dan Martin, Dean, College of Fine Arts Editor: Pam Wigley, Assistant Dean for Communications, College of Fine Arts [ cmu.edu/cfa ] Assistant Editor: April Johnston WRITERS: Scott Barsotti Meredith Marsh Margaret Cox Alexis Morrell Joyce DeFrancesco Andrew Ptaschinski Daniel Fernandez Ross Reilly Thomas Hughes Emily Syes Dean’s Message 03 April Johnston Alexis Trbovich Joseph Lyons Pam Wigley Interdisciplinary Trailblazers 06 The college should be a place where no one feels isolated, excluded or disadvantaged DESIGN & PRODUCTION: on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Marketing & Communications Architecture Architecture Meets Robotics 14 Trailblazer Feature Illustrations by handicap or disability, age, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status or genetic John Jay Cabuay www.rappart.com Art John Currin: Classic & Kitsch 16 information, and we will not stand for discrimination or bias against any student, PHOTOGRAPHERS: COVID Margaret Cox CFA answers Design & Arch Designing Community 18 faculty or staff member because of their identity. Michael Henninger the call Timothy Kaulen Andrew Ptaschinski Drama Billy Porter Fashions Success 22 We acknowledge that each of us has a unique background and experience, and that Contributors noted in captions we come to the college with different societal privileges. We are committed to working Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment or administration of its programs or activities Music Moving to the Hall of the Arts 24 on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or to address the challenges presented by privilege, to assure that CFA becomes a more disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate BXA Breaking It Down 26 diverse and truly inclusive and equitable environment for all. and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state or local laws or executive orders. Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the university ON THE COVER: MAM The Hottest Job in Art 28 Learn more about the work of the schools and the college at cfa.cmu.edu/DEI. ombudsman, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412.268.1018. “The Sunflower”detail by School of Art Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon Univer- STUDIO Microgrants at the STUDIO 30 sity by calling 412.268.2000. Professor Emeritus and former Dean Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security and fire safety report describing the university’s secu- of the College of Fine Arts, Lowry rity, alcohol and drug, sexual assault and fire safety policies, and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes Burgess. The work is the seventh in Miller ICA Looking Out 32 committed on the campus, and the number and cause of fires in campus residence facilities during the preceding three a series Burgess titled “Vision Portal” years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon paintings, begun in 1969 and worked Police Department at 412.268.2323. The annual security and fire safety report also is available online at cmu.edu/police/ on again from 2001-2012. annualreports. Produced by Marketing & Communications. 20-334 03 To suggest that 2020 has been a year of change is certainly a gross understatement. For the College of Fine Arts, the changes we are experiencing are more than those directed toward critical social and racial justice initiatives or our response to the COVID pandemic. Several long-serving, impactful and admired leaders in the college recently completed their terms of service: • Terry Irwin stepped down as head of the School of Design last MESSAGE from the Dean fall, and Bruce Hanington was appointed to lead the school. DAN MARTIN • Steve Lee stepped down as head of the School of Architecture in the spring, and we welcomed Omar Khan to Carnegie Mellon as the new head. • Peter Cooke announced his retirement from Carnegie Mellon this summer. Megan Monaghan Rivas and Kyle Haden share interim leadership duties in Drama while the school undertakes an organizational assessment and searches for a new head. Stories on these remarkable and transformational leaders are inside the magazine. Speaking of changes, this is the last issue of CFA Magazine in which you will hear from me, as I will step down as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the end of this academic A DECADE OF SERVICE year (June 2021) after 11 years in this position. I am unable to name everyone who helped make this last decade such a fulfilling experience and the pinnacle of my career; I would leave someone out and would regret it forever. There are, however, a number of people I must acknowledge: • Mark Kamlet, a strong advocate of CFA as provost, and someone who believed in my potential to serve the college well; • Jerry Cohon, Farnam Jahanian and Jim Garrett, all of whom also have understood what CFA means to Carnegie Mellon and been so supportive; • The heads of school, associate deans, assistant deans and directors, whose committed leadership keep the college, its schools and its related units at the forefront of contemporary arts, design, and architecture education, research and creative practice; • The resilient and ever-resourceful CFA staff and faculty who provide the quality education for which the college is known; WHATWHAT • The absolutely exceptional students whose creativity and spirit continue to awe and inspire me; and • The CFA alumni who promote our schools within their professions and assist recent graduates with their transitions into professional careers. 03 | There are two people who also must be noted for their unfailing service to and support of the college: Patti Pavlus and Eric Anderson, both of whom contribute greatly CFA (often unnoticed and unacknowledged) to the success of the college, and they do so with grace, good humor, humility and remarkable insight. The work done by this community of artists, scholars, researchers and administrators — sharing beauty, affecting social change, mapping the future, shaping cities, telling the stories that define and inform our lives — is making our world a better place. AA RIDERIDE I consider myself blessed for being able, in some small way, to support them. Carnegie Mellon University Dan J. Martin Stanley and Marcia Gumberg Dean College of Fine Arts [email protected] DESIGNS ON THE FUTURE: TERRY IRWIN DEVELOPS TRANSITION DESIGN INSTITUTE From 1968 to 1974, Lewis taught at Yale, where he was the William Henry Professor TERRY IRWIN served the Carnegie Mellon School of Design as its head Bishop Professor of Urban Design and formed the urban design workshop. for 10 years before wrapping up her tenure at the end of the last academic year. In 1988-89 he was the Hyde Professor at the University of Nebraska. In 1990, Irwin remains on the school’s faculty and has redoubled her efforts in Transition he returned to Carnegie Mellon and started the Urban Laboratory, which Design (TD), an area of study and practice she created and continues to champion. continues to this day. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, he was a core member BRUCE HANINGTON Specifically, she will launch Carnegie Mellon’s Transition Design Institute by 2021. of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Regional/Urban Design As- HEADS CMU SCHOOL OF DESIGN sistance Teams (R/UDATs), and was chairman of the AIA's National Urban Prior to delving into that venture, Irwin was awarded an honorary doctorate from REMEMBERING Design Committee in 1976-77. In 1976 he was a founder-member of the In- Emily Carr University in Vancouver and then spent much of the summer of 2019 ternational Institute of Urban Design. In 2007 he co-founded the Remaking traveling extensively with Gideon Kossoff, associate director of the Institute, to Former Professor of Urban Studies Cities Institute (RCI) at CMU. international sites and collaborating with design professionals and educators. The work was critical to establishing the Institute and allowed her to witness a growing “I knew David Lewis as professor, mentor, employer, business partner and interest in TD across Europe. BRUCE HANINGTON DAVID LEWIS friend for nearly 60 years, but you only had to meet David once to experience “Transition Design is about seeding and catalyzing systems-level change, which his unforgettable charisma, erudition, humaneness and compassion,” said BRUCE HANINGTON, professor and former director of graduate studies at Don Carter, former director and current research fellow of the RCI.

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